[DRAWING]. [NORD]. [MORBECQUE]. [LA MOTTE-AUX-BOIS] The Attack on the Château de la Motte au Bois Brown ink, drawing on paper, framed. Attributed to Albert Flamen (1620-1674). On back: typewritten label: "FLAMEN (attributed to Albert) - Flemish school 17th century. Siege of Motte aux Bois (arrond. De Morbecque, Nord) - Pen drawing". La Motte-aux-Bois was at the heart of the Franco-Spanish war: in 1649, the Spanish took the commune. In 1658, Turenne laid siege to the town, taking it in three days and razing it to the ground. It was rebuilt in 1660 and again in the 19th century.